Anna Kendrick to Perform at the Oscars

Actress and singer Anna Kendrick will make a special appearance at the 87th Annual Academy Awards, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

“Out of the woods and on to the Oscar stage, Anna will be performing something special that is sure to be an ‘Only on the Oscars’ moment,” say Zadan and Meron.

Kendrick was nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in the 2009 film Up in the Air. Her other film credits include Into the Woods (2014), Pitch Perfect (2012) and the The Twilight Saga film series. In 1998, at the age of 12, Kendrick was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for “High Society.” She will next star in the films The Last Five Years, The Hollars and Pitch Perfect 2 later this year.

News of Kendrick’s performance arrives just days after the announcement that Jack Black will also be performing as part of a surprise show moment. Will the two performances be related? Only time will tell!

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.